Occupational Therapist - $80 to 90 per hour - Part Time
Listed compensation
$80-$90/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Come work for a local woman-SLP-owned company based in Boston.. where we value YOUR work and make sure that caseloads are MANAGEABLE and that YOU have an appropriate space to work with the materials you need to do your job. Since we are owned and operated by therapists, we understand the unique needs of therapists.
Boston Speech Therapy is seeking a dedicated part-time Occupational Therapist to work at a charter school. This role will provide both inclusion and pull-out occupational therapy services for a current caseload of 8 total students who are in elementary school and middle school.
Responsibilities
Provide both inclusion and pull-out occupational therapy services for a current caseload of 8 total students who are in elementary school and middle school.
- Attend your students' IEP meetings.
- Write new OT IEP goals and benchmarks.
- Write quarterly progress reports.
- Complete formal initial and three-year reevaluation assessments.
- Master's degree in Occupational Therapy
- DESE and/or Massachusetts certification as an OT
- Must be licensed
- Must get along with people and children.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective organizational and time management skills
Additional Requirements
Option of working one 8-hour day or two 4-hour days per week.
The day must be Monday - Thursday. Not Friday.
- Part-time position
- $80 to 90 per hour
- 8 hours/1 day per week
- Caseload Size: 8 students, subject to change throughout the school year
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Massachusetts OT license or DESE certification. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required to manage student caseloads effectively.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (204 salary observations; 583 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,363 salary observations; 27,244 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $167k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,189 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $166k–$187k | Occupational Therapy median $94k (middle half $76k–$109k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Massachusetts vs national | $91k median in Massachusetts | $97k nationally (−6%)204 state / 5,363 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$167k in purchasing power | Massachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Massachusetts | 229 active | 9,218 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 38% no call · 55% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Massachusetts Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment241 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +3.6% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - $80 to 90 per hour - Part Time at Boston Speech Therapy a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,189 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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